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Lucretia — Volume 06
Lucretia — Volume 06

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?
Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?
Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!
Thy love, can it linger yet?
Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?
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Lucretia — Volume 06

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Lucretia — Volume 06 is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 16/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 76–80

Line 1
Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?
Line 2
Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?
/dɪdst ðaʊ stænd miː baɪ ðaɪ saɪd əˈmʌŋst ðaɪ ˈpɜːrdʒərd ˈhaʊshoʊld ɡɑːdz ənd tɔːk ʌv ˈɑːnər/
Line 3
Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!
Line 4
Thy love, can it linger yet?
/ðaɪ lʌv kæn ɪt ˈlɪŋɡər jet/
Line 5
Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?
/ʃæl ðə sɑːft aɪz ʌv ðaɪ waɪf nɑːt bɜːrn ˈɪntuː ðaɪ hɑːrt ənd ʃeɪm tɜːrn lʌv ˈɪntuː ˈloʊθɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?”

haunt verb US /hɔːnt/

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading “Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!”

linger verb US /ˈlɪŋɡər/

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading “Thy love, can it linger yet?”

loathing noun US /ˈloʊθɪŋ/

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading “Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?”

perjured verb US /ˈpɜːrdʒərd/

past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

From this reading “Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?”

plume verb US /pluːm/

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

From this reading “Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?”

scoff verb US /skɔːf/

laugh at with contempt and derision

From this reading “Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!”

spotless adjective US /ˈspɑːtləs/

completely neat and clean

From this reading “Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Thy love, can it linger yet?

deceivernoun

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

forsoothadverb

an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

HanounUS /hɑː/

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

a social unit living together

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading Thy love, can it linger yet?

loathingnounUS /ˈloʊθɪŋ/

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Thy love, can it linger yet?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

perjuredverbUS /ˈpɜːrdʒərd/

past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

plumeverbUS /pluːm/

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

reft

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

scoffverbUS /skɔːf/

laugh at with contempt and derision

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

spotlessadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtləs/

completely neat and clean

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Thy home, it is reft from thee; thy reputation, it is a, scoff; thine honour, it is a ghost that shall haunt thee!

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Didst thou stand, me by thy side, amongst thy perjured household gods and talk of honour?

thyself

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Shall the soft eyes of thy wife not burn into thy heart, and shame turn love into loathing?

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Thy love, can it linger yet?

Chapter 1 of Lucretia — Volume 06 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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